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James Ball is a partner in the Global Securities Group in the New York office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP.
Mr. Ball has extensive experience representing both underwriters and issuers in domestic and international offerings of various types of securities, including initial public offerings, Rule 144A/Regulation S securities and high yield debt. Mr. Ball also has significant experience in domestic and international financial transactions, including acquisitions and joint ventures, secured and unsecured lending, transportation finance, telecom and satellite finance, utility financings, project finance, restructurings and leveraged buyouts.
Mr. Ball recently represented the International Securities Exchange in its initial public offering with a listing on the New York Stock as well as subsequent follow on offerings. He is currently representing the American Stock Exchange in connection with its acquisition by the NYSE and related demutualization. Mr. Ball also recently represented UBS Investment Bank and Morgan Stanley in the initial public offering of Orbcomm, an operator of a global commercial wireless messaging system, with a listing on The Nasdaq Global Market. Mr. Ball has represented Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of the world's largest companies based on share capital, in its securities offerings.
Mr. Ball has been published in various publications and has contributed to the Fordham International Law Journal.
Mr. Ball received his B.A. cum laude from Southern Methodist University and his J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School, where he was an Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. | 